Southwark News Week Beginning 9th October
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]What are we learning this week?[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Remember to get dressed up for our fantastic Viking Day this Thursday! Can’t wait![/dropshadowbox]
English- We will be continuing to think about instruction writing which will lead into an explanation text describing how to draw Horrid Henry..
Maths- We are focusing on place value, extending our knowledge to include negative numbers.
Spelling- Our focus this week in class are the prefixes un and im. We will be thinking of as many words as we can such as unkind, impossible and impractical and practising our spelling using methods such as speed spelling and hangman.
Reading- All children read with an adult at least once a week as part of a Guided Reading programme. After this adult led session they complete tasks relating to the text or linked to current English and Spelling focuses. We continue to read stories as a class.
ICT- Our topic for the half term is online safety and we are currently learning about the potential dangers of cyber bullying and this week’s focus will be what to do if we are unhappy about what someone says to us online. If you have any concerns or queries about this subject, there are plenty of parent friendly websites to help and advise. I have included an example below.
http://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers
We will be continuing holding an extra ICT session each week to introduce the children to touch typing. If you would like to continue this at home, I have included the link below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr
PE- PE lessons are on Tuesdays and Thursdays and children will need their PE kits. I would also like to remind you that the school policy is that all earrings should be removed, hair should be tied back and tights should be removed when getting changed. I would also ask that PE kits stay in school between Monday and Friday as occasionally we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to take part in additional activities. This half term we will be playing invasion games and will continue to run the daily mile.
RE- We will be studying Judaism with a focus on Jewish celebrations. This unit will be taught on a Wednesday morning as part of ppa.
Science- Our current Science topic is teeth and digestion. This will also be taught as part of ppa.
Topic- Our topic for this term is Vikings and Anglo Saxons. This will be celebrated during a fantastic day on Thursday which will be off timetable and spent in the company of our Viking visitor-Peter Quirk.
We will be uploading pictures of our day and the fantastic fancy dress worn by your children by the end of this week.
French- We will be revising our conversational skills so far and then moving on to learn the numbers between 20 and 50 and learning vocabulary to describe our families.
Music- We will be learning to sing in Spanish and think about the instruments which are used and using untuned percussion to keep the beat.
Homework- Homework is given out on a Friday and should be returned by the following Friday.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Key information – 11th and 19th October 2017 – Parents’ evening Ask your child about our Privilege Cards-once your child has received 5, they will earn a prize[/dropshadowbox]
Class Successes-This week’s readers of the week go to Adrian and Anomiga who earned an impressive 14 marbles each for their home reading. Well done you two! 